Academic Progress

Click here to view a PDF of the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy for Financial Aid Recipients.

Click here forAppeal Process FORM if you are Suspension or Suspension Maximum Time Frame 

Click here for Appeal process if you are on Final Suspension.


Federal Regulations mandate that Brookdale Community College measure Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) for all registered, matriculated students.

Student Academic Progress policy is monitored each term for all students.

Please note: the Satisfactory Academic Progress policy is different than the College’s Academic Standing Policy

In addition to a minimum GPA requirement, the Satisfactory Academic Policy examines the number of credits you have attempted, and stipulates how many of them you must earn. There is also a maximum number of remedial credits (28), for which a student may receive financial aid, as well as a Maximum Time Frame in which a student must complete their degree.

The policy examines the number of credits you have attempted, stipulates how many credits you have earned, and requires a minimum GPA.

For more information about satisfactory academic progress for financial aid recipients, including descriptions of academic progress status, click here to view a PDF of the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy for Financial Aid Recipients

If you are on Suspension or Suspension Maximum Time Frame or Final Suspension or Final Suspension Maximum Time Frame, you can consider appealing to regain financial aid eligibility if you meet the requirements described in the appeal process.